On Thursday, November 29th, the Borough is holding a 'brainstorming session' in which plans for Melchiorre Park will be discussed with its park planning consultants. The event will be held at the High School and will begin 7pm.
For those of you who do not know about Melchiorre Park (of which I am included, even though I apparently live across the street from it), it is a 23 acre park located south of High Street on the land between it and French Creek. It appears, based on the drawing on the Borough home page, to be the land that is next to Westridge Village and across the street from the new Northridge Village community.
As part of the meeting, the consultants will 'provide a brief background of the project and present a pre-final master plan for the park'.
Source: Phoenixville Borough Website
For those of you who do not know about Melchiorre Park (of which I am included, even though I apparently live across the street from it), it is a 23 acre park located south of High Street on the land between it and French Creek. It appears, based on the drawing on the Borough home page, to be the land that is next to Westridge Village and across the street from the new Northridge Village community.
As part of the meeting, the consultants will 'provide a brief background of the project and present a pre-final master plan for the park'.
Source: Phoenixville Borough Website
Comments
I think the Library should relocate to this proposed facility.
Move the library to a new building.
I'm surprised no one has been killed at the library because of the lack of parking and the way people back in and out of that alley. How can anyone think of expanding it when there is no parking now?
Ridiculous to even think about closing that street! If they need more room then build a new building, and in that 23 acre site is a good idea because it will drive traffic to the downtown area where they want it. Go to the library and then go to dinner or shopping.
That entire mess doesn't belong in a residential area anyway.
Build a new library!
Melchiorre Park should leverage the location adjacent to French Creek and focus on recreation.
Come see the "charm" when elderly people with canes or walkers are trying to get out of double parked cars with traffic coming the other way.
Come see the "charm" when the entire neighborhood is gridlocked because of programs into the night.
Building what amounts to another entire library ON THE STREET is not the answer. There are too many alternatives which have not been examined to the public's satisfaction.
Build a new library. The old one is no longer an asset where it is, it has become a problem, and not at all the perception we want for such a lofty institution.
Moving the library would simply leave a hole in the downtown and won't solve anything. With proper traffic and space planning, the library can continue to thrive in downtown Phoenixville.
The problem with the library is p*a*r*k*i*n*g.
Right now it's Second Avenue which is affected by the lack of parking. That problem will be redirected to the surrounding neighborhoods and even more of the avenues will have disgruntled residents when they find their spaces are taken by library patrons.
Just because this is a library, an facility which has outgrown it's current plot, it doesn't mean they can just decide to enlarge the building to twice it's current size and not address parking.
No one is against expansion. It's the lack of concern for the neighbors and the charm of the neighborhood.
The traffic flow will also be redirected to Washington Avenue and Third Avenue if Second is closed off. Just pushing the problem further out.
It's time to recognize the fact that the library attracts too many patrons, has outgrown it's building, has absolutely NO parking, and needs to be in the downtown area (which it isn't right now, it's in a residential area) while keeping in mind that even this concept plan will be outdated and outgrown in a few short years.
Move it.
The library needs a new home.
No parking garage, no parking lot, no parking other than street parking.
Period.
Once more.
The parking problem is not addressed in the plan.
11/29/07 1:11 PM
Could you please explain your theory?
If there is no parking lot or parking garage and the only spaces available are those reluctantly given up by the residents on both sides of Main Street and Second Avenue how will this alleviate safety concerns?
The plan will gridlock the entire area around the library.
i heard that parking was part of the library expansion. i guess i was mistaken. does anyone know if the plan is online somewhere? if so, please post a link.
thanks
I found nothing on the library website or anywhere else.
Maybe someone could call the library and ask them to put it on there.
The school board members would not vote against funding a library.
My understanding is that is where the charter is addressed for funding the library with the Carnagie foundation.
Any federal supplement would not fall under the above mentioned charter/agreement and have no bearing on funds to a library no matter where or what building houses it.